Attention UK Sraffies!
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The Golden Compass is being shown by Channel Four tomorrow night at 5.55 PM.

You can find the RadioTimes page for the film showing here.

You can also discuss the movie at our Adaptions Forum.



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October Contest Winner
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Congratulations to the winner of our October Contest: J Diego. His entry to fill in the blanks was picked as the favourite by our very own BTTS staff:

“The bravehearted girl Lyra and the wary Pan”

He wins a paperback copy of the latest UK edition of Philip Pullman’s The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ! Thanks for all your entries. If you entered but didn’t win, then please accept our heartfelt commiserations. Unfortunately, you may have noticed that there is no November contest this month. But don’t worry, there’ll be one next month with a very special prize, so watch this space!



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Pullman intro to Harris Book
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Philip Pullman has written an introduction for Macdonald Harris’ widely acclaimed novel The Balloonist, which has been re-released in a new paperback edition this month. It’s available to buy on amazon.com and amazon.co.uk.

The book, originally published in 1976, was nominated by Pullman in The Observer’s ’50 brilliant but underrated novels’ back in 2007. Pullman described Harris as “outstandingly good” and “a subtle, witty and intelligent mind that really knows how to tell a story.”

Pullman’s full nomination of the Balloonist can be read below this cut.

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Happy Birthday Philip Pullman
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The staff of BridgeToTheStars.Net would like to wish Philip Pullman a very happy birthday. Our favourite author is 65 today. We hope you’ve had a nice day and a well-deserved break from your writing. (And don’t forget the cake!)



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BTTS October Contest
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It’s that time of month again, so here’s our much-awaited October contest! This month, you can win a copy of The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, kindly provided by Canongate. All you have to do is fill in the blanks below with your own words:

“The _________ _________ Lyra and the _________ Pan”

Send your entry in to us at contest@bridgetothestars.net, with the subject line “October Contest” by 11:59pm GMT on the 28th of October. We’ll pick our favourite to win the prize! This contest is open to everyone except BTTS staff. Good luck!



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